Hat-pin protector.



S. C. L. BRINB.

HAT PIN PROTECTOR. ,APPLICATION FILED JAN. ao,` 1911.

1,069,845. Patented Aug. 12, 1913.

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HAT-PIN PROTECTOR.

To all whom t may concern .f

Be it kno-wir that I, SAMUEL C. L. BRINE,

a subject of the King of Great Britain, and

gated body portion which may be cylindri- Scal, rectangular, or other desired sli-ape in vcross section, and .which nea-r one end is .providedv with enlarged projecting portions 1 13l which form lateral extending recesses in resid-ing at Los Azngeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hat-Pin Protectors, of which thev follo-wing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in protectors for hat pins or other pointed instruments and is particularly designed i l 113 an entrance opening for the hat pm is provided at 14 and a Haring flange 15 is for use in connection with an ordinary hat pinemployed by ladies in holding their hats in place.

The present invention is an improvement upon the device' previously described andA claimed by me in my application for patent l "made up of a plurality of laterally projecting housings, usually arranged opposite each other in pairs for receiving the spring grippers 12 as clearly indicated in Fig. 3. The ggrippers 12 are preferably formed of spring j Wire of similar material bent back and forth upon itself, toprovide gripping folds, into `which the S. N. 592,820, led November 17, 1910, for hat pin protectors.

It is an object of the invention to provide a` guardA or protector which can be readily and quickly put in place upon the point of a.' pinv or other instrument and while guarding the' point and protecting it from accidentally engaging objects or people other than the wearer of the device, it is yet ornamental and of asimple and neat construct'lOIl'.

It is a further object of the invention to provide ornamental guarding means for the point of the pin which can be elongated or shortened asv found desirable.

In the accompanying dra-wing formingl a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a longitudinal central sec-tional' view through the improved hat pin protector, a pin engaging the same being shown in side elevation. Fig. 2 is a similar longitudinal sectional view showing the protector Without the exterior ornamental-l portion illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse cross sectionalf view taken upon the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig'. l is a longitudinal sectionalv view of the protector made slightly different from that illustrated in Fig. 2 and provided with a. different form of spring gripping means. Fig. 5y isa transverse sectional view taken upon the line 5 5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the spring employed in the protector illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5.

The parts of t-he device will now be more particularly described, reference being had to the drawing, in which 10 indicates the body portion of the protector, 11 a telescoping movable part mounted therein, and 12 Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 30, 15111.l

Patented Aug. 12,1913. Serial No. 605,411.

y' a spring gripping' means carried by the said protector.

The protector 10 is formed with an elonwhich the spring gripping devices 12 are located'.

On the outer wall of the enlarged portion secured around said opening so as to receive .A the point of the pin and direct it toward ythe opening.

The enlarged portion 13 is preferably point of the pin to be held may be thrust. There may be any number of folds employed, as indicated in Fig'. 3, but

`jby bending the spring material about three times, spring grippers of suitable size are lusually provided. The folds of said springs normally lie side by side in approximately lstraight condition, but will yield'and may be forced aside as shown in Fig. 3 when a pin is sforced between them. The pin may engage any of the folds of the springs and be properly held in place. Itwo of these bent and folded springs 12 as indicated in the drawing, one being' arranged transversely with respect to the I preferably employ other, and in this manner the pin is gripped upon at least four different sides. The gripping material being of metal as for instance spring wire, engages the pin withl a sufficiently positive grip to properly hold it froinslipping out of the protector, and yet it'is always possible to readily and easily withdraw or insert the pin, since the metal of`the pin will slide more or less readily upon the metal of the grippers.

While the body portion 10 of the protector may be made of any desired length it is preferably made comparatively short and an inner telescoping part 11 is provided having an enlarged bearing end or iiange 16, sliding within the body portion 10 and preventing the disengagement of the telescoping portion 11 therefrom. The end of the body porl fanciful shapes and as shown in Fig. 1 may carry outside ornamental portions as fo-r instance the part 18 which is secured outside the body portion 10 and an ornamental cap 19 which is carried by the end of the telescoping part 11. rThe inner edge of the cap 19 preferably telescopes over the end of the ornamental part 18 so that the adjustment of the protector is not interfered with.

lt will be apparent that the outer shape or 2o fanciful designs employed may be varied in accordance with the taste of the manufacturer or the wearer within the spirit of the invention. The spring gripping means may also be varied within the spirit of the invention, thus as shown in Figs. 1, 5, and G a bent clip shaped spring of approximately 4 iat material as shown at Q0 may be used. In this instance the material is bent double with ,i a looped portion formed at 21 which is provided with an aperture 22 therein through which the point of the pin may project or through which the pin may extend when pushed to a considerable distance into the protector. The flat portions of the spring normally bear upon each other and are provided with elongated facing grooves as at 23, for directing` and maintaining the hat pin in the longitudinal central portion of the gripping spring. The ends o-f the spring 4o material are spread apart and turned outwardly as at 9A: to insure the proper entrance of the pin point between the side portions of the spring. In springs of this character the spread parts 24- of the spring are located in an annular casing or housing 25 formed upon the end of the hat pin protector which provided upon its outer face with a conical surface 26 leading to a central pin receiving aperture 27. rlhe loop or bent portion 21 of the spring preferably extends into the telescoping section of the protector as clearly shown in Fig. t.

It will be understood that the protector is applied to the ordinary hat pin after the '55 same has been inserted and pushed through the hat of the wearer, by merely pushing the protector upon the pointed end of the said pin. The pin will force its way between the yielding parts of the spring grippers and will be clamped thereby, so as to prevent the protector from slipping from place. The length of the protector may be adjusted in accordance with the length of the projecting end of the pin, by means of its telescoping sections.

The device is useful in connection with all slender pointed instruments where it is desired to cover the point thereof and prevent its exposure to view or its coming in contact with articles or people.

Vhat I claim is- 1. A pin protector, comprising a housing formed of outer and inner telescoping sections in frictional engagement one with the other, one section being free to slide within the other, pin gripping springs mounted within the outer section adapted to prevent the accidental displacement of the protector from a pin, and means formed on both sections adapted to limit the outward move`l ment of the inner section and to prevent a detachment of said sections.

2. A pin protector, comprising a housing formed of outer and inner telescoping sections in frictional engagement one with the other, one section being free to slide within the other, transversely arranged folded springs loosely mounted within the outer section, means on said outer section holding one folded spring so as to extend transversely of the other, whereby a plurality of yielding folds are presented for receiving the point of the pin and holding it in position in said section, and means formed on both sections adapted to limit the outward movement of the inner section and to prevent a detachment of said sections.

3. A pin protector comprising inner telescoping pin receiving casings and outer telescoping ornamental coverings carried by said inner casings, whereby the length of the protector may be varied as desired without losing the ornamental appearance of the exterior of the protector, and spring gripping means mounted within the protector.

ln witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 20th day of January, 1911.

SAMUEL C. L. BRINE. lVitnesses:

EDITH STADLMAN, EARLE R. PoLLAnD.

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Washington, D. C. 

